Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1953.459ab
Date:
1825-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 28.6 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless non-lead glass decanter blown in three-part mold; bulbous, with straight cylindrical neckwith three applied rings and flange lip; whel englaved decoration consists of stylized foliate band with ferns and circles; pontil mark in base; tooled mushroom-shaped stopper.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
